16 Sunday Dec 2007
Blog buddy John Pangia has just been interviewed by the Star Ledger, the largest newspaper printed in the state of New Jersey.
I’ve been hooked on Sid in the City ever since I came across one of John’s fab graphics while I was looking for a good image for my ‘poison popcorn!’ post.
Do read the Star Ledger interview and then stop over and check out what Sid has been up to . . . it’s quite fun and funny stuff. 
15 Saturday Dec 2007
07 Friday Dec 2007
Today is the ‘puente’, or bridge day, between two public holidays: Día de la Constitución (December 6th) and Inmaculada Concepción (December 8th). Lots of people also take today as a holiday in order to have an extra long weekend, and many businesses choose to remain closed as well (like my gym, fer instance, grrr…).
Until a few years ago the night of the Inmaculada was traditionally when the Christmas street lights were turned on but this been changing, so that anytime after December 1st you’ll see lights on (though they still all get turned off on January 5th – Epiphany – which I think is a good thing).
The madrugada of the Inmaculada (that’s tonight from midnight till dawn) is also the night when the various tunas get together and sing & play to the Virgin statue in one of the squares next to the cathedral. Tunas are groups of traditional minstrels belonging to the different university faculties and on this night there is something of a competition as they all take turns out-tuna-ing themselves for the Virgin. The last time I went out to see this spectacle was a few years ago (going out after midnight has becoming a rarity) so Nog & I had been planning to go tonight, as he has never seen them in this setting. But since we are both feeling ‘coldy’ we might not make it. It’s not a huge deal if we don’t go because there are often tunas playing at the bar across the street so we actually get to hear them a lot. But this night is actually quite special and apparently it’s also the 25th anniversary for the Biology tuna, so big things are expected . . .
Can we stay up long enough to go out tonight? Eep!
The bridge pic came from here … played with it a bit.
21 Wednesday Nov 2007
Are they for real?
I’ve never been a ‘group person’ , nor someone who likes to surround herself with lots of casual friends. Yet I seem to have acquired quite an assortment of very interesting ‘virtual friends’ over the past few years. Some of these friends I’ve met in person, others I’ve only been in contact with on blogs & forums, by email or on IM chats. Oh, and sometimes on Skype, which is cool – hearing someone’s voice seems to make them feel more like you know them… somehow.
These days I have far more virtual friends than RL friends, which I think has to do with the wider variety of personalities available when you are speaking to people all over the globe rather than, say, just in Sevilla. My RL friends think this is odd.
What do you think?
19 Monday Nov 2007
‘Shut up’ Chavez is ringtone hit
The king of Spain’s recent undiplomatic outburst at the Venezuelan president has become a ringtone hit across Spain.
What’s the weirdest ringtone you’ve ever heard?
